Hot! Mercedes-Benz, What's Next?

[Design FIRST]

This somewhat older CGI appears quite accurate.

 

[klier]

It's looking pretty great until you arrive at the C pillar and rear....

 

[Uygar]

Agreed. Rear end looks a bit gran coupe-ish.

 

[Mick Briesgau]

It's looking pretty great until you arrive at the C pillar and rear....

Pretty great? What have you been smoking...

 

[klier]

Pretty great? What have you been smoking...

The good stuff of course!

Seriously though, I like the GLC style grille more than any other they have now. Front is going to look good I think, but I dislike door mounted side mirrors quite a bit on a classic sedan. A pet peeve.

 

[Mick Briesgau]

The good stuff of course!

Seriously though, I like the GLC style grille more than any other they have now. Front is going to look good I think.

I can't wait to see what impact a GLC-like grille design will have on the appearance of the new S‑Class.

 

[SKY]

This is just the same stuff over and over. It’s an EQE with slightly different proportions and a revised front end.

 

[Mr. Mercedes]

Nice car, except this stupid glass roof, which was already put on GLB,GLC and CLA.

It's to do with interior packaging and the height of the roofline because of the EV platform apparently.

 

[Mr. Mercedes]

So far, I see little difference from the CLA.

It will be the same formula of style, tech, comfort etc. IMO just with larger packaging and GLC EV interior, which is enough of a step up from the CLA IMO and better than what you get in the ICE C-class.

If it looks good, it should sell well, but BMW's Neu Klasse maybe the more exciting option, as long as they don't give it an MPV interior layout.

 

[Swissbob]

It's to do with interior packaging and the height of the roofline because of the EV platform apparently.

I’d prefer even a steel roof to this stupidity.

It’s the worst of both worlds, you can’t open it and it burns your head compared to a steel roof.

 

[Swissbob]

It will be the same formula of style, tech, comfort etc. IMO just with larger packaging and GLC EV interior, which is enough of a step up from the CLA IMO and better than what you get in the ICE C-class.

If it looks good, it should sell well, but BMW's Neu Klasse maybe the more exciting option, as long as they don't give it an MPV interior layout.

It might sell in Europe but in the USA the ship has sailed.

 

[Merc1]

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[klier]

This is just the same stuff over and over. It’s an EQE with slightly different proportions and a revised front end.

Incredible isn't it.

In China they come with completely new cars every two years, and in Germany they seem unable to change a design that was badly received since the launch of the EQS years and years ago.

Talk about being lean and reactive.

 

[SKY]

Incredible isn't it.

In China they come with completely new cars every two years, and in Germany they seem unable to change a design that was badly received since the launch of the EQS years and years ago.

Talk about being lean and reactive.

Precisely what is killing the Germans. They look like dinosaurs. And what’s worse, the upcoming E-Class EV seems to follow the same silly design theme again.

There needs to be a hard stop for MB design wise. A new model that clearly starts over. This crappy looking cars won’t sell.

 

[Mick Briesgau]

Precisely what is killing the Germans. They look like dinosaurs. And what’s worse, the upcoming E-Class EV seems to follow the same silly design theme again.

There needs to be a hard stop for MB design wise. A new model that clearly starts over. This crappy looking cars won’t sell.

Let’s just say… not for the prices they have in mind.

 

[Design FIRST]

Incredible isn't it.

In China they come with completely new cars every two years, and in Germany they seem unable to change a design that was badly received since the launch of the EQS years and years ago.

Talk about being lean and reactive.

Yep. Difficult to argue your point.

For crying out loud ! Walter Gropius (the creator of the Bauhaus school of design and architecture) was German. What the f*** has been going on with more current German car design ?!?

 

[AbsoluteUnit]

Incredible isn't it.

In China they come with completely new cars every two years, and in Germany they seem unable to change a design that was badly received since the launch of the EQS years and years ago.

Talk about being lean and reactive.

Thats because we've spent decades helping china build manufacturing, logistics and supply chain expertise across every single industry.

Just need to do what they did with Tesla, and demand that if they want to sell their EVs to us, they need to use local parts suppliers exclusively. That way we get their expertise in-house.

 

[klier]

Thats because we've spent decades helping china build manufacturing, logistics and supply chain expertise across every single industry.

All well and dandy, but we can learn a thing or two from them too these days.

What the f*** has been going on with more current German car design ?!?

How about hiring some actual Germans again? And no Gorden doesn't count anymore, nor has he ever made a Bauhaus.

 

[Design FIRST]

How about hiring some actual Germans again?

Funny that you say that.

That's precisely what a number of Chinese manufacturers have been doing.

 

[klier]

Awkward huh